Electrodynamic Sound Transducer

Abstract

An electrodynamic sound transducer has a diaphragm, a dome and a surround and a voice coil. The sound transducer further has a first magnet ring and a second magnet ring as part of the magnet system, the first magnet ring and second magnet ring being arranged on opposite sides of the diaphragm. The voice coil is coupled with the diaphragm and is arranged approximately on or outside of the circumference of the first magnet ring and second magnet ring.

Description

[0001]The present application claims priority from International Patent Application No. PCT / EP2015 / 063004 filed on Jun. 11, 2015, which claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2014 211 687.2 filed on Jun. 18, 2014, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]It is noted that citation or identification of any document in this application is not an admission that such document is available as prior art to the present invention.[0003]The present invention is directed to an electrodynamic sound transducer.[0004]FIG. 9A shows a schematic diagram of an electrodynamic sound transducer according to the prior art. The sound transducer has a diaphragm 140 with a voice coil 130 and a magnet system 110. The diaphragm 140 has a surround area and a dome area. An air gap is formed through the magnet system, the voice coil 130 extending therein in axial direction. The voice coil is configured such that it is located in th...

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Benefits of technology

The aim of this invention is to enhance the performance of an electrodynamic sound transducer.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the electrodynamic sound transducer shown in FIG. 9A, the voice coil has a large mass so that it has a poorer transient response compared, e.g., to an electrostatic sound transducer.

Due to the length of the voice coil, many windings of the voice coil are not in the actual useful flux of the air gap and therefore cannot contribute to the electromechanical sound conversion.

Further, unwanted resonances occur due to the acoustical mass of the remaining slots in the air gap between the voice coil and the pole piece or cup.

At higher amplitudes, the air must be pressed through the remaining slots in the air gap between the voice coil and the pole piece or cup, which can lead to unwanted air flow effects.

This can lead to unwanted and premature knocking of the coil against the magnet system.

On the other hand, the arrangement of the magnets in front of and behind the diaphragm causes a reduction in the available installation space that cannot be used for the further acoustical layout of the transducer.

The free sound path is further limited because the sound waves must pass through the space remaining between the magnets, which may entail a high acoustical stress on the diaphragm.

In this respect, the diaphragm is loaded by an additional acoustical mass, which negatively affects the frequency response of the transducer in the higher frequency range.

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